The Peak
The Peak rises to 383 m in Pennsylvania. Big Flat Tower stands 628 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 383 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 28.7 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Center Point Knob: 3.8 mi
- York Springs: 4.2 mi
- 88th Infantry "Blue Devil" Division: 8.9 mi
- 8th Armored Division: 8.9 mi
- 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division: 8.9 mi
- Athletic Field: 2.2 mi
- BB Gun Range: 2.3 mi
- Archery Range: 2.3 mi
- Grass Area: 2.3 mi
- Onondaga Site: 2.3 mi
- Long Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Fickels Hill: 1.6 mi
- Stone Head: 2.3 mi
- Keller Hill: 3.0 mi
- Boners Hill: 3.4 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 4.6 mi
- Boiler Room Museum: 7.4 mi
- Equipment Museum: 7.4 mi
- U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center: 9.1 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 9.3 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 9.4 mi
- Sundial: 10.4 mi
- River Cow: 14.9 mi
- Lion Statue: 16.3 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 7.1 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 10.4 mi
- Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 15.7 mi
- Letort Spring: 7.3 mi
- Alexander Spring: 9.4 mi
- Bucher Spring: 9.5 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 13.9 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 14.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 3.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 9.4 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 10.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Memorial Flag Pole: 23.5 mi
- Concrete Beach: 18.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 23.1 mi
- Tartown: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of The Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Tower | WSW 251° | 628 m | 15.3 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | WSW 244° | 605 m | 16.7 mi |
| Ram Hill | WSW 245° | 595 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sier Hill | WSW 245° | 586 m | 17.9 mi |
| Lewis Rocks | WSW 251° | 527 m | 13.0 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WSW 240° | 513 m | 15.6 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 265° | 489 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | W 269° | 488 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlisle WTP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1189441 — The Peak, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357316172
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 18 mi
- Hanover · 20 mi
- York · 23 mi
- Chambersburg · 29 mi
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